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Dogra''s 123 helps Himachal take first innings lead

Thu, Nov 5 10:05 PM

Hyderabad, Nov 5 (PTI) Riding on Paras Dogra''s 123, Himachal Pradesh took a first innings lead against Hyderabad, before the hosts finished the third day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match 79 runs ahead of the visitors here today. After Hyderabad piled up 328 in first innings, Himachal, who resumed at 166 for three wickets, overhauled the target and finished their first essay 22 run ahead, thanks to fine contributions from Dogra and Ajay Mannu (68).

However, Hyderabad rode on a 80-run second wicket partnership between T Suman (46) and Ambati Rayudu (42n.o.

) to finish the day at 101 for three after 30 overs. A Yadav (2n.

o.) also remained unbeaten.

Earlier, Alfred Absolem of Hyderabad took four wickets for 95 runs but failed to stop Dogra, who resumed at personal 54 and handled the bowling attack with relative ease. Pragyan Ojha also scalped three wickets for 83 runs.

Later, Hyderabad''s second innings dealt with an early blow when Ravi Teja (1) departed, but Suman then joined with Rayudu to give a recovery. M Sharma, who removed Suman, and V Malik bagged one wicket each for the visitors.

Brief scores: Hyderabad: 328 & 101/3 (T Suman 46, A Rayudu 42n.o.

; M Sharma 1/23). Himachal Pradesh: 350 (P Dogra 123, A Mannu 68; A Absolem 4/95, P Ojha 3/83).

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